Sterling was sounding out three letter words in the beginning of our reading venture… we haven’t made it very far. m…..e…..n….. m…..e…..n….. m…..e…..n….. m…..e…..n….. He wasn’t getting it. “We call boys this,” I hinted. “Dude?” he guessed. Oh dear.

“Ruby, can you take your bloomers off, because we’re pretend cops and cops don’t wear bloomers?” Nod and smile. Sometimes it just doesn’t have to make sense. Nod and smile.

We’re down to just three vehicles. For a bit there, we were looking somewhat like a used car lot. With just two drivers, we had four vehicles and a total of seating for 30 in all of our cars. Really now. One minivan gone, we now have the pickup, Blaine’s van, and our big new […]

Liberty came to me this morning. “Mom, what is that thing in the sink?” I had a huge pork tenderloin thawing. “It’s pork,” I said. “Wow, that’s a big cow!” Liberty replied. I’m talking to myself in this whole education endeavor, it seems. Back to school.

Every so often, my back fails at it’s normal functions and I’m slightly informed of what being old will feel like. It’s gonna be miserable. Walking bent over, feeling a cane would be helpful, and being unable, despite best attempts, to stand up straight isn’t fun. Carrying water to the goats is enough to make […]

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Eden’s seven. Seven. How did that happen?It would seem that, just yesterday, she was tiny and sassy and saying the craziest things. Today, she’s big. And sassy and saying the craziest things. Ok, so maybe less has changed than I think. It’s just crazy to think she’s seven.For her birthday, she chose Andes Thin Mint […]

My washing machine died Thursday. We read reviews, looked at machines, and felt our heads begin to swim. We talked to two companies that sell commercial washing machines and they spun faster. Finally, I found one. I hope it’s good. With my checklist in hand, it met my criteria. Blaine’s getting it now, at the […]

I wash a lot of laundry. Today’s diaper rinse water ended up on the laundry room floor. Upon taking apart the machine, Blaine found melted plastic and two holes in the plastic drum and more parts ruined than the washer is worth. But this didn’t happen 25 loads and three weeks ago, when he had […]

If you were in charge of teaching a group of about a dozen three year olds for four hours once a week, what kind of things would you do? How would you deal with keeping attention? With obedience and teaching them respect? Ideas, anyone?